Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.7 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.90
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.55
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.23
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.66
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.94
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.38
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.69
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.49
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.43
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.46
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.24
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.60
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.39
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.65
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.85
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,122,932.01
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.38
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹638.86
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,765.97
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,034.83
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,583.09
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,074.40
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,788.65
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.63
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹347.09
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,761.66
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹408.34
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,409.77
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,909.21
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,982.81
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,174.99
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
|
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